Robert Gould Shaw
lucy martin lewis (1890 – 1992)
Explore the legacy of Lucy Martin Lewis (1890-1992), a renowned Acoma Pueblo potter. Discover her distinctive black-on-white ceramics, traditional techniques & ancestral designs. A 20th-century matriarch!
Museum of African American History (Boston, United States of America)
Discover Boston’s rich African American heritage at the Museum of African American History! Explore abolitionism, 19th-century life & local stories through immersive exhibits. A vital cultural and educational resource.
Sculptor Edmonia Lewis attended Oberlin College and moved to Boston in 1863. She received formal instruction in sculpture and opened her studio at Tremont and Bromfield Streets. She boldly embraced her black and Native American Ojibwa (Chippewa) heritage in her work and marketing. Edmonia Lewis witnessed the departure of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, and the following year she received a commission to create several plaster likenesses and this marble bust of Colonel Shaw, who was killed at the Battle of Fort Wagner. Recognized as the nation’s first major black sculptor, Lewis departed America at age 20 to pursue her career in Europe.
Об этом произведении
- Название: Robert Gould Shaw
- Художник: lucy martin lewis
- Год: 1864
- Формат: Portrait
- Правовой статус: Объект авторского права
- Местонахождение: Museum of African American History
- Период творчества: Mature Period
- Контекст корпуса: breaking racial barriers in art , early 20th-century artistic voice
- Основной цвет: Rosy Brown
- Ключевые слова: civil war portrait , early 20th century art , neoclassical portrait


